Parenting Solo

Chris was in western Kansas for a couple days and nights this week checking on some of the new combines during wheat harvest. We absolutely cannot complain because he very rarely travels overnight for work. I think the last time he was gone was when Natalie was a baby. I know many other Agco wives whose husbands are gone much more frequently and for longer periods of time.

But still. I was nervous. Chris helps a lot especially with the circus we call bedtime. Going into this week, I set my sleep expectations very very low knowing that we would all be tired by the end of the week. I made sure we were busy during the day and only allowed for short, if any, naps so the kids would be really tired by the time they went to bed. And surprise of all surprises - it kind of worked! We all slept decently. Not well, but not horribly, so I'm calling it a win. 

I planned trips during the day so that even if the kids were tired, they wouldn't be too cranky. We went to Wichita for errands, shopping, lunch at Jason's Deli, and duck watching one day, and the next day we went to the zoo. We had a lot of fun but were very happy to see Chris walk in the door Wednesday evening!